In Japanese, "glasses" is メガネ (megane). It is a noun.
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メガネ is written in katakana. Romanised as megane, it sounds roughly like "meh-gah-neh" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steamメガネ is romanised as megane. Say it roughly like "meh-gah-neh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
メガネ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
メガネ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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